And to think that just barely over a year ago, a serious effort at putting the Rust In Peace era lineup back together was underway, which obviously unfortunately fell through. Now it can't ever happen. Huge and tragic loss. Should also be a wake up call for other groups who can't put things aside (looking at you, Styx).

"It's really important if you're going to remain a valid band that you play your new stuff. Otherwise you become a parody of what you started out doing." - Janick Gers of Iron Maiden

Archetype wrote:And to think that just barely over a year ago, a serious effort at putting the Rust In Peace era lineup back together was underway, which obviously unfortunately fell through. Now it can't ever happen. Huge and tragic loss. Should also be a wake up call for other groups who can't put things aside (looking at you, Styx).

Dave (not Junior) remarked about those sessions, implying Nick didn't have what it took to play at that level, anymore. I didn't buy that. Nick was playing in Ohm recently!